| Umcedel: Pembangkang sedia hadapi PRU-13 Posted: 18 Feb 2013 09:10 PM PST dipetik daripada Malaysiakini.com
BN tidak lagi mempunyai kelebihan yang menyumbang besar kepada kemenangannya dalam pilihan raya sebelum ini, kata pengarah Pusat Kajian Demokrasi dan Pilihan Raya Universiti (Umcedel), Mohamad Redzuan Othman.
Menurutnya, ini kerana BN kini tidak lagi mampu melakukan persempadanan semula pilihan raya selepas hilang majoriti dua pertiga di Palimen selepas pilihan raya umum (PRU) 2008.
Satu lagi kelebihan lain iaitu keupayaan untuk mengadakan pilihan raya secara mengejut juga telah lenyap kerana Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak menangguhkan PRU ke-13 terlalu lama.
"Contohnya pembangkang tidak bersedia sewaktu PRU diadakan pada 29 November 2009. KEADILAN (sekarang PKR) hanya berusia enam bulan (ketika itu)," katanya pada satu forum di Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, hari ini.
"Ia juga merupakan musim tengkujuh pada masa itu, dan Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya tidak berjaya mewartakan banyak nama pemilih baru (kerana pilihan raya mengejut).
"Namun kali ini, ia bukan lagi isu kerana pembangkang sudah bersedia," katanya.
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| NGO wants Vell Paari for Teluk Kemang Posted: 18 Feb 2013 09:06 PM PST dipetik daripada FMT.com The NGO believes that Vell Paari is the right man for the job as opposed to S Murugesan or S Sothinathan. PETALING JAYA: A local Indian-based NGO wants Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to pick S Vell Paari, MIC's strategy director and son of former president S Samy Vellu, as the Barisan Nasional candidate for the Teluk Kemang parliamentary seat. Persatuan Belia Pemangkin Bangsa dan Negara Port Dickson chairman K Ravindran said instead of choosing between MIC secretary-general S Murugesan and former vice-president S Sothinathan, Teluk Kemang voters "would prefer" Vell Paari. "Vell Paari is more vibrant and outspoken. He also has strong influence in getting things done. It is better for him to contest in Teluk Kemang instead of the other two," he told FMT today. Sothinathan became the Teluk Kemang MP following a by-election in 2000. He retained the seat in the 2004 general election but lost the constituency in the 2008 polls. Murugesan on the other hand contested the Subang parliamentary constituency in 2008 and lost. Ravindran said Vell Paari had a better chance of winning back the seat especially since PKR would contest the seat on the opposition front. Incumbent PKR man Kamarul Baharin Abbas is expected to contest the seat for the second term at the forthcoming general election. Sothinathan has been keeping a low profile since his defeat. Sources said he has been quietly serving the constituency. "Since he lost in the general election he has been missing. But now out of nowhere he appears just before the election. We do not want these kind of people who have lost their respective seats, and also credibility," he added. On Murugesan, Ravindran said voters were not keen in having the MIC secretary-general as the Teluk Kemang member of parliament. "Murugesan and his team, should concentrate in Subang which his original constituency instead of jumping to a safe seat," he added. Meanwhile, Vell Paari declined to contest the seat. "First and foremost I thank those who want me to stand but I have made it clear in early 2011 that I have turned down the offer to run as a MP, for I believe being independent of this position will give me the freedom to voice and effect changes within MIC and BN. "And to those who keep advising that I should join Pakatan Rakyat, I must say I am a BN member and will always remain as one. "If there are issues within my house, it's my duty to fix it and not burn my house down. I believe dissent is not disloyalty," he said. |
| MB Perak akan digugurkan? Posted: 18 Feb 2013 09:01 PM PST dipetik daripada FMT.com Terdapat gerakan atas nama 'Gerakan Anti Zambry' (GAZ) yang yang diwujudkan oleh pihak tertentu pada Jun 2010 yang ingin menyingkirkan Dr Zambry. PETALING JAYA: PAS Perak mendakwa mereka mendapat maklumat dalaman bahawa Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir akan digugurkan dalam pilihan raya umum ke 13 ini. Koordinator Jawatankuasa Isu dan Strategik PAS negeri, Dr Raja Ahmad Iskandar Al-Hiss berkata, pengguguran Dr Zambry bukan lagi rahsia dan cerita dongeng, malah ianya 'hangat' diperkatakan oleh banyak pihak. Naib Ketua Pemuda PAS Pusat itu juga mendakwa, majlis perasmian serentak Umno cawangan seluruh Perak pada 8 Mei 2010 oleh Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi apabila beliau meninggalkan majlis selepas merasmikan tanpa menunggu ucapan Dr Zambry. Beliau juga mendakwa, terdapat gerakan atas nama 'Gerakan Anti Zambry' (GAZ) yang yang diwujudkan oleh pihak tertentu pada Jun 2010 yang ingin menyingkirkan Dr Zambry. Katanya, ada seorang menteri yang menjadi ketua Umno bahagian yang tidak pernah hadir mesyuarat Umno Perak. Rungutan
"Ini tidak termasuk beberapa rungutan berikutan kepimpinan Umno bahagian tidak diberikan tempat-tempat penting sebaliknya diberikan kepada 'orang-orang kanan' Dr Zambry yang masih muda.  "Dengan menjelangnya pula pilihan raya umum (PRU) ke 13, Dr Zambry masih gagal menyelesaikan isu pembahagian kerusi antara komponen BN. "Tanda-tanda ini juga kelihatan berikutan kekerapan 'turun padang' oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak dan timbalannya, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin ke Perak," tambahnya. Dr Raja Ahmad Iskandar berkata, beberapa pendedahan salahguna kuasa Dr Zambry juga baru-baru ini juga mendorong 'kehangatan' pengganti beliau 'disebut-sebut' kembali. "Siapakah yang bakal menggantikan Dr Zambry? Adakah di kalangan menteri atau 'orang baru' yang bakal menggantikannya? "Walaupun media pro Umno sekarang sedang 'hangat' memperomosikan Dr Zambry, sudah ada beberapa ketua Umno bahagian bertemu dengan kepimpinan pusat untuk memastikan Dr Zambry 'bakal' disingkirkan," kata Dr Raja Ahmad Iskandar lagi. |
| Kah Kiat now in PKR camp? Posted: 18 Feb 2013 08:56 PM PST dipetik daripada FMT.comIf rumours are any indication, the end is near for Liberal Democratic Party – Sabah BN's local Chinese arm.
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah political grapevine is abuzz with rumours that former Sabah chief minister and ex-Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president Chong Kah Kiat has joined PKR. Word is that Chong, along with two other eminent former state Barisan Nasional assemblymen, joined opposition PKR in a secret meeting with PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim who was here last week. Chong, who was once a federal minister, was also the former assemblyman for Tanjung Kapur. The other two are Yapin Gimpoton who once held Kadamaian and Ahmadshah Tambakau, a former Bingkor representative. Ahmadshah, a ex-federal deputy minister, was also once Keningau MP. According to insiders who claimed knowledge, all three met Anwar at a hotel here during his visit to Sabah on the eve of the Chinese New Year. The sources claimed they handed in their application forms to Anwar at the meeting and that an announcement on it was being planned by the party's headquarters possibly to coincide with the impending dissolution of Parliament that could be as early as Feb 22. Efforts to reach Sabah PKR officials for confirmation were futile while texts sent to PKR leaders were ignored. Meanwhile, it was learnt in Kota Belud that Gimpoton has been earmarked as potential PKR candidate for the Kota Belud parliamentary seat. According to insiders, Ahmadshah could be a PKR candidate for one of the state seats in Keningau area, possibly Bingkor, which is also being eyed by State Reform Party (STAR) Sabah chairman, Jeffrey Kitingan. Observers said that if the trio had indeed joined the opposition party, it would boost PKR's image in the state. It will also further stiffen the fight among the opposition political parties contesting in Sabah, notably between STAR, PKR and also SAPP (Sabah Progressive Party). Chong has been at odds with the current Barisan Nasional state government over differences on issues close to his heart. In fact, he resigned his deputy chief minister's post not so long ago, citing his unhappiness with the way things were going on in the state administration. Chong was especially disappointed at the way Chief Minister Musa Aman handled his "Mazu" statue project in his hometown of Kudat. He even sued Musa over the matter. In Kota Belud, relatives of Gimpoton claimed that he was persuaded by his own conviction that it is time to change BN. He is known to have his own mind over Sabah politics and in the recent past he openly supported PKR candidate for Kadamaian, Lukia Indan, in 2008. Ahmadshah, who is the youngest of the trio, is said to be making a comeback after the opposition made inroads into the vastly rural Keningau, where he comes from. Efforts to reach the three for comments were unsuccessful. |
| Umno, MCA in fight for Wangsa Maju Posted: 18 Feb 2013 08:54 PM PST dipetik daripada FMT.comUmno and MCA are still jostling over the Wangsa Maju seat, both claiming they have the right candidate. PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional is in a quandary as to who to select for the Wangsa Maju parliamentary seat. Both MCA and Umno insist that they should be fielding the candidate. MCA's Yew Teong Look is seeking to regain the seat for BN after he was defeated by PKR-turned-independent Wee Choo Keong with a marginal 150 votes in 2008. However, standing in his way is Wangsa Maju BN chairman Mohd Shafei Abdullah from Umno, who claims the majority Malay electorate in the area are in favour of a Malay candidate. Wangsa Maju is a major township made up of 65,078 voters, of which 53% of them are Malays, 38% Chinese and 9% Indian. In 2008 general election, Wee won the seat under PKR ticket, garnering 19,637 votes. He pulled out from PKR to become a BN-friendly MP in 2010. Umno's Kamal Salih and Zulhasnan Rafique had successfully won it for BN in 1995 and in 1999 respectively, whereas MCA only managed to defend the seat for one term between 2004 and 2008. The other factor in Umno's favour is that Shafei has close ties with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak as he is the political secretary to the finance minister, who is also Najib. Local Umno division secretary Rosli Zainan said it was 80% sure that Shafei would be fielded as the BN candidate. "The general election is only a few weeks away. Najib shouldn't be making any drastic changes. Shafei has been the Wangsa Maju BN chairman since 2009," he said, adding that many local folks had lost faith in Yew. He said he was told that Najib would seek an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Wednesday, and dissolve Parliament on Friday. However, Yew said he stood a better chance of regaining the seat from the opposition. "We are confident that if we are given a chance to contest, we can win it. But on the Umno side, I have no comment," he said. Yew also said a survey also shows that the party will fare well especially among the Chinese voters. Though both Yew and Shafei have pledged to abide by Najib's decision on the candidate, it remains to be seen if the divided BN machinery would be able to join force within a short span of time to face a strong opposition challenge. While it is not certain if Wee would be defending the seat as an independent, PKR has identified former Gerakan man Dr Tan Kee Kwong as its candidate for the seat. |
| MB Selangor umum esok langkah lanjut ambilalih industri air Posted: 18 Feb 2013 08:50 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR 19 FEB: Selangor akan umum langkah seterusnya yang akan diambil setelah tempoh tawaran 14 hari pengambilalihan industri air tamat semalam. Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim berkata, pengumuman tentang langkah-langkah tersebut akan dibuat selepas mesyuarat exco esok. "Kerajaan Negeri sudah buat tawaran mengenai perkara ini. "Kelulusan akan dibuat dalam mesyuarat exco sebelum diumumkan kepada pihak awam," katanya dipetikMediaSelangorku pada sidang media selepas majlis pecah tanah Kolam Tadahan Banjir di Taman Sentosa, di Klang. Dua minggu lepas, kerajaan negeri menghantar surat tawaran harga untuk mengambilalih empat syarikat konsensi yang mengurus perkhidmatan air Selangor, Kuala Lumpur dan Putrajaya. Di bawah sesuatu perjanjian pada 2004, perkhidmatan air di Selangor, Kuala Lumpur dan Putrajaya diswastakan dan diuruskan oleh Puncak Niaga Sdn Bhd, Syarikat Pengeluar Air Sungai Selangor Sdn Bhd (Splash), dan Konsortium Abbas Sdn Bhd (Abass). Ketiga-tiga syarikat di atas mengurus loji rawatan air manakala Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) dipertanggungjawabkan untuk mengurus pengedaran air terawat. Bagaimanapun, penerimaan tawaran tertakluk kepada kata putus Kerajaan Persekutuan. Minggu lepas, kerajaan negeri berkata, permohonan semakan kehakiman akan dibuat sekiranya Kerajaan Persekutuan enggan memberi kerjasama dengan meluluskan pengambilalihan tersebut. Khalid berkata, jika tawaran harga kepada empat syarikat konsensi ditolak, pihaknya akan membawa perkara itu ke badan timbang tara antarabangsa. Short URL: http://www.keadilandaily.com/?p=45415 |
| Anwar beri bayangan lebih ramai bekas jeneral sertai Pakatan Posted: 18 Feb 2013 08:49 PM PST PETALING JAYA 19 FEB: Selain empat bekas jeneral yang mengisytihar sokongan padu kepada Pakatan Rakyat tempoh hari, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim memberi bayangan lebih ramai bekas pegawai tertinggi tentera lain akan mengikut jejak mereka. Berucap pada Jelajah Merdeka Rakyat ke Kelana Jaya di sini, malam tadi, Ketua Umum KEADILAN itu bagaimanapun tidak menyatakan tarikh tepat tetapi berkata mereka akan berbuat demikian tidak lama lagi. "Bayangkan, empat bekas jeneral sokong kita. Empat-empat sekaligus umum (sokong Pakatan). Saudara lihat nanti, hari-hari berikut (ada) berita-berita baik lagi," katanya. Pada 16 Februari lalu, Leftenan Jeneral (B) Datuk Abdul Ghafir Abdul Hamid; Brigedier Jeneral (B) Datuk Abdul Hadi Al-Khatab; Laksamana Pertama (B) Imran Abd Hamid dan Brigedier Jeneral (B) Datuk Najmi Ahmad, mengisytihar sokongan kepada Pakatan Rakyat. Ghafir ialah bekas Timbalan Angkatan Tentera Darat; Bekas Panglima Logistik di Markas Logistik Udara (Hadi); Bekas Ketua Staf Logistik Markas Armada TLDM (Imran) dan Bekas Pengarah Kor Agama Angkatan Tentera (Najmi). Anwar berkata, keempat-empat bekas jeneral itu juga memberi jaminan untuk memastikan keamanan berterusan di negara ini apabila berlaku perubahan politik di peringkat persekutuan. "Ada khabar angin, kononnya kalau Umno kalah, akan kacau bilau negara ini. Tahu tentera kata apa? Kami (empat bekas jeneral) bertekad bersama ramai kawan-kawan kami, akan pastikan negara ini hormat Perlembagaan. "Mereka akan bantu dan pastikan perubahan kerajaan secara aman jika Pakatan ditakdir menang PRU 13," katanya. Selain tentera, beliau berkata, bekas pegawai tertinggi polis juga menyokong Pakatan termasuk bekas Pengarah Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Bukit Aman, Datuk Fauzi Shaari manakala bekas Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Musa Hassan juga ada bertemu beliau. "Maknanya apa? Mereka tahu ada peralihan (kuasa politik). Jadi, polis-polis yang ada bertugas di sini, baik sokong kita," katanya dengan nada berseloroh. Anwar juga menegaskan beliau tidak berdendam dengan mana-mana pegawai dan anggota polis termasuk individu (bekas Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Rahim Noor) yang pernah memukulnya pada 1998. "Saya tak dendam. Yang pukul saya pun seorang saja. Tak apalah, sudahlah. Banyak polis kerjanya bagus, bagus," katanya. Short URL: http://www.keadilandaily.com/?p=45398 |
